One hundred members of Team CDB and their families, gathered on the Wellawatte beach recently for a clean-up, launching the extension to the Company’s ‘Life to Our Beaches’ project.
The project which is a collaboration with Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) and Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), comes under the umbrella of CDB’s Conservation and biodiversity pillar of its sustainability agenda.
This project extension which began with the clean-up and maintenance of about 900 metres of the Wellawatte beach, will extend to the cleaning and maintenance of the Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia stretches of beach as well. With this extension to the ‘Life to our Beaches’ project, CDB now oversees the maintenance of four stretches of beach spanning over 4.5 kilometers.
Given the commitment of Team CDB and their families in this project, CDB creates awareness of the responsibility of each citizen and the future generation on the importance of coast conservation, mitigating pollution and responsible disposal of plastic and other harmful material.
The CDB plans to appoint beach caretakers from the economically disadvantaged communities along these coastal belts to clean and maintain these beaches.
Deputy CEO Damith Tennakoon said, “We are driving the message home that coast conservation is a collective effort. By directly contributing to this clean-up, they will have that unwavering commitment to be continually aware and gain ownership in environmental conservation, which is about land, air and ocean conservation. Nothing can be done in isolation and if we are to preserve our planet and make it a sustainable home for future generations, each of us has a role to play and a responsibility to sustain.”
CDB’s commitment to the ‘Life to Our Beaches’ project began with the conservation of a 350-metre stretch from Modera to Palwatte in Moratuwa, now in its second year.
